Unlike all the other plays dealt with in this course thus far, this play focus exclusively on women and issues surrounding women from a particular community and region of the country. Real Women Have Curves provides a window into the lives and personal and professional concerns of a group of working women in California. The play and the film based on the play provide a sharp contrast into differences between stage plays and films.
Learning Objectives:
By participating in this module, students will:
1. Identify the various themes of the play.
2. Compare the composition of this work with the way the characters and dramatic action are presented in the film that was based on the play in 2002.
3.2 Post their responses to questions posted by the Instructor on the Real Women Discussion page on the wiki after sharing ideas with their peers.
3.3 Create a page linked to your Portfolio and write a Summary of Chicano and Hispanic theatre in the USA. Read pages 13-16, 25-26, 53-62, and 79-92 in your course packet.
DEADLINE: Please complete all of your work on this play by Sunday, February 4, 2018 on or before 12:01am.
Unlike all the other plays dealt with in this course thus far, this play focus exclusively on women and issues surrounding women from a particular community and region of the country. Real Women Have Curves provides a window into the lives and personal and professional concerns of a group of working women in California. The play and the film based on the play provide a sharp contrast into differences between stage plays and films.
Learning Objectives:
By participating in this module, students will:
1. Identify the various themes of the play.
2. Compare the composition of this work with the way the characters and dramatic action are presented in the film that was based on the play in 2002.
Tasks:
Read Copies of the play are available in the student bookstore or Real Women Have Curves PDF
3.1 Download and complete and create a link on your portfolio page to the answers to the Real Women Worksheet.
See the film Real Women Have Curves. You will find a copy of the film on reserve in the Library or watch it on Amazon, for a small price. http://www.amazon.com/Real-Women-Curves-America-Ferrera/dp/B00KMM98YU/ref=tmm_aiv_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
3.2 Post their responses to questions posted by the Instructor on the Real Women Discussion page on the wiki after sharing ideas with their peers.
3.3 Create a page linked to your Portfolio and write a Summary of Chicano and Hispanic theatre in the USA. Read pages 13-16, 25-26, 53-62, and 79-92 in your course packet.
DEADLINE: Please complete all of your work on this play by Sunday, February 4, 2018 on or before 12:01am.